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Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically…
Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise…
Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise…
At a conference held in Baghdad, the governments of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela founded OPEC to…
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded his shoe on a desk during a meeting of the United Nations General…
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely…
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely…
The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached the Gulf of St
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of…
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the…
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed…
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed…
Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô…
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of…
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of…
Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists,…
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela